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July 31, 2009 · about 17 years ago

Work to start on £500m gas plan

Construction work on a £500m project to create 14 gas storage caverns 1.5 miles (2.4km) under Dorset is set to start. Work at Upper Osprey was put on hold last November with managers blaming “challenging market conditions” but will begin at the site on Friday. The natural gas chambers will house one

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Construction work on a £500m project to create 14 gas storage caverns 1.5 miles (2.4km) under Dorset is set to start. Work at Upper Osprey was put on hold last November with managers blaming “challenging market conditions” but will begin at the site on Friday. The natural gas chambers will house one billion cubic metres (1,000 billion litres) of gas – 1% of the UK’s total gas demand – underneath Portland port.

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